Besix makes steady progress on NEOM port upgradation work
RIYADH, August 22, 2024
Leading Belgian construction company Besix has announced that steady progress is being made on the upgradation work linked to Port of NEOM located within the Saudi futuristic city on the Red Sea coast.
The work is being carried out by a consortium comprising Besix Middle East - along with Saudi-based Modern Building Leaders (MBL) and leading Dutch dredging and heavy lifting group Boskalis.
The scope of work under the SAR3 billion ($799 million) contract includes designing and building of over 3 km of quay walls, upgradation of key facilities and installation of advanced port equipment, said Belgian group in a statement.
According to Besix, currently, the team is focused on casting capping beams and carrying out anchor and sheet piling work.
Located in the re-imagined industrial city of NEOM Oxagon, the port once upgraded will be able to accommodate various types of vessels - ranging from large container ships to feeder vessels and bulk carriers.
Besix had last year announced that its local subsidiary Six Construct, in partnership with MBL and Boskalis, had been awarded the contract for the first phase of the Port of NEOM Improvement and Expansion project.-TradeArabia News Service
